Now to turning the page on the classic book club.

It's a novel way for avid readers to enjoy community and their own reading material.

Our Laura Rogers explains the allure of silent book clubs for readers all around the world.

Like many people who love reading, I always wanted to open my own bookstore.

Book opened in Bowling Green in April of last year.

Bowling green didn't have an independently owned bookstore, and I just decided that it was the right time to take the risk.

It offers a curated collection across all genres, from the classics to historical fiction, romance and graphic novels.

Being able to imagine a person's life who doesn't exist, or who was alive but isn't now, and how their life was compared to how it is today.

It creates this multifaceted connection across different ages generations.

Connections have also been formed through the concept of the silent Book Club, which meets monthly at book every two.

Yes, read and silence together.

I thought I would only get five people at our first meeting.

You know, I thought I would have to beg my friends to come.

And we got 35 people at our first meeting.

It was huge.

Danielle Edwards learned about silent book clubs on social media.

There are 2200 of them in more than 60 countries.

Reading can be such an isolating hobby.

It's not something that's usually so easy to share.

This flips that script, allowing readers to enjoy other's company with no assigned reading or discussion.

You get to choose what you want to read, what genre you want to read.

You also don't have to answer those awkward questions.

Silent book Club globally calls it introvert happy hour.

It's a little bit different from a lot of traditional book clubs in that there's not a set.

We are reading this book this month and that's what we're doing.

Elizabeth Durr created a silent book club in Warren County's Smith's Grove community, meeting regularly at a local cafe.

It's just a way for readers to get together, to have some time to socialize with other readers, maybe get book recommendations, maybe swap books.

Silent Book Club members also share outdoor activities that incorporate books.

We will do some picnic at the park while doing silent reading, and we've also done actually an audio book hike where people listen to audiobooks, that we go to the park and they go on a hiking.

Trail in an increasingly digital world.

Many are once again turning to analog activities like reading and crafts.

It increases your ability to connect with others and their humanity.

Because if you can feel things for a character that doesn't exist, imagine how you can feel for like your neighbor or the next person you see.

It gives us a chance to connect more with ourselves, with the humans around us and our community.

Schimmel also enjoys helping patrons choose what book to read.

Next, bury them in recommendations, basically, and then they pick one that they're excited about.

That's a really good feeling.

You're able to go on an adventure with these characters, and I also just love storytelling.

It's a really great way to like, examine the human condition.

We also asked that age old question, can you really judge a book by its cover?

This has to do with the story.

And all of this plays into it, which makes it an even more enjoyable read, because you get through the story and it all comes together as you're reading it.

Which makes for a satisfying, perhaps even happy ending.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you Laura.

I like that concept.

Introverted happy hour.

The Silent Book Club began in 2012, in San Francisco.

They typically gather a few times a month at bookstores, libraries, and coffee shops.

There are at least a dozen a couple dozen chapters across Kentucky.

The Bowling Green Club sets aside an hour for silent reading, along with time before and after for conversation.